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Set out approval authority, committee responsibilities and escalation rules for boards and management teams.
Who can approve a commitment, and when must it go to a committee or a higher authority? We answer those questions for the recurring decisions in scope. Existing delegations, committee terms, and decision records show where authority overlaps, is missing, or differs from daily practice.
The resulting documents set out what each role or body may decide, the information it needs, and how exceptions reach the right authority. Committee terms also cover membership and follow-up. Selected routine requests and exceptions can be worked through before the arrangements are introduced.
Board and supervisory-body work follows the information and governance responsibilities of that body. The organization’s legal advisers confirm duties established by law or governing documents.
What the work covers.
- Review delegations, committee terms and recurring decision types
- Define decision owners and the roles of contributors
- Revise committee responsibilities and escalation criteria
- Specify decision papers, records and implementation follow-up
Decision rights and committee documents.
- Decision rights matrix
- Committee terms of reference
- Escalation rules and exception handling
- Decision-paper requirements
- Action and decision record formats
- Introduction plan and review questions
Where the work stops.
Governance recommendations must be reconciled with applicable law, constitutional documents and existing contractual obligations. Wert Group does not replace legal advice or the duties of directors and officers.
What to bring to a first discussion.
- Existing delegations and committee documents
- The decisions that need clearer ownership or escalation
- Examples of current decision papers and action records